@joycereynoldsward, how are you doing? I haven't been as focused as I meant to be, and I haven't expressed how sorry I am for the medical challenges you've been moving through as of late.

How's your heart?
How's your mood?

Are you find yourself able to set good routines, from one day to the next, to ground yourself amid so much uncertainty and stress?

I do so hope you're doing okay - and taking care of yourself as best you can.

The above note goes for all of you, too.

How's your heart? How's your mood? What are you doing to take care of yourselves one day at a time?

I'm just finishing up a newsletter right now, and finding it difficult not to dive down rabbit holes of terrible footage of atrocity.

(Which is a little unfair to the rabbits, I know; most of them don't have holes anywhere near as depraved as online forums.)

Be as gentle with yourselves as circumstances allow.

And ask after your neighbours if you can.

@MLClark ❤️ You are aware of what is going on and that in my opinion is enough. Some believe that you have to be exposed to every bit of something however you do not. You can not ignore and still have boundaries of not allowing every piece of something in.

@WhiteRose

🤗 Yes and no - there are some journalistic reasons for monitoring both what's said and what's actually corroborated at this juncture. Specifically, paying attention to how rumours are spreading, to whom, and with what changes in the story as they travel. So, I have a little more of an obligation to deep-dive than others.

But... with reprieves, of course. Those are 100% necessary to survive. 🤗 Take good care of your heart in this trauma, too.

@MLClark yeah, I understand that and was thinking that afterwards . However that is based on what you do. As journalist yeah you wish to keep up on things however imo your mental health comes always first. sometimes temptations are not good.